Mr Ashraf Abouharb

Mr Abouharb is a consultant Neurosurgeon undertaking both private and NHS work. His NHS, base is the Royal Victoria Hospital regional Neuroscience unit in Belfast trust,

He has been practicing in the private sector, providing his Neurosurgical expertise and performing spinal procedures since 2009.

Mr Abouharb graduated in 1997, and following comprehensive European training programme in neurosurgery/EANS, became a consultant and specialist neurosurgeon in 2005. After completion of 2 years of clinical fellowship in the UK with special interest in Vascular and Spinal neurosurgery, he took a post of a consultant neurosurgeon in 2008.

His specialist interests including the following:

Spinal Neurosurgery including management and treatment of degenerative disc disease and conditions, spinal/back pain, spinal lesions including spinal tumours. He also performs minimally invasive spinal surgery including spinal fusion.

In addition, Mr. Abouhard also has expertise in Vascular and MicroNeurosurgery including management and treatment of brain aneurysms, AV malformations and fistulas, cavernomas, and spinal vascular lesions including dural AV fistulas and spinal cord cavernomas/complex intracranial meningiomas.

Mr Abouharb has experience in the management and treatment of a range of general neurosurgical conditions including hydrocephalus, chiari malformation, head injuries and peripheral nerve surgery.

Mr Abouharb has been a core active member of multidisciplinary teams locally, regionally and nationally including Regional Neuro oncology group and National British Neurovascular group. He is a member of BASS/spinal society/ and SBNS/Neurosurgery society and BNVG groups.

Mr Abouharb is available for private consultations in Kingsbridge Private Hospital in Belfast and also available in the Mater private hospital and Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin.